US5798635A - One pin error amplifier and switched soft-start for an eight pin PFC-PWM combination integrated circuit converter controller - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a combination power factor correction and pulse-width modulation converter controller. More particularly, the invention relates to a combination power factor correction and pulse-width modulation converter controller having a low pin count integrated circuit package, redundant voltage limiting loops in the power factor correction stage and a switched current source for soft-start in the pulse-width modulation stage.
- the output voltage is controlled by an electronic circuit that measures a level of the output voltage, compares that measured level to a predetermined desired level, and develops a response to that comparison elsewhere in the circuit in order to accurately regulate the output voltage.
- FIG. 1 A prior art switching mode power converter that uses a trailing edge modulation control scheme is illustrated in FIG. 1.
- the input voltage VIN is coupled to a first terminal of an inductor L.0..
- a second terminal of the inductor L.0. is coupled to a first terminal of a switch SW.0. and to an anode of a diode D.0..
- a capacitor C.0. is coupled between a cathode of the diode D.0. and a second terminal of the switch SW.0..
- a load RL is coupled across the capacitor C.0..
- a potentiometer PT1 is coupled across the load RL and provides a negative input to an error amplifier 10.
- a reference voltage VREF1 is coupled to a positive input to the error amplifier 10.
- An output VEAO of the error amplifier 10 is coupled to a positive input to a pulse-width modulating comparator 14.
- a negative input to the comparator 14 is coupled to receive a ramp output of an oscillator 12.
- An output of the comparator 14 is coupled as an inverted reset input R of a flip-flop 16.
- An input D of the flip-flop 16 is coupled to an inverted output Q of the flip-flop 16.
- a clock input CLK of the flip-flop 16 is coupled to a clock output of the oscillator 12.
- An output Q of the flip-flop 16 is coupled to control the state of the switch SW.0..
- the output voltage VOUT supplied to the load RL is formed by integrating the inductor current I1 in the capacitor C.0..
- Pulse-width modulation PWM is used to maintain a constant output voltage VOUT when the input voltage VIN or load impedance varies over time. By modulating the width of voltage pulses that control the switch SW.0., the output voltage VOUT can be maintained at a constant level.
- Energy from the input source VIN is stored in the inductor L.0. when the switch SW.0. is closed. When the switch SW.0. is open, energy from the inductor L.0. is transferred to the capacitor C.0. and to the load RL.
- a predetermined fraction of the output voltage VOUT is formed by the potentiometer PT1.
- This voltage VEA is input into the negative terminal of the error amplifier 10 for comparison to the reference voltage VREF1.
- the comparison determines how close the actual output voltage VOUT is to the desired output voltage and is used to modulate the width of the pulses that control the switch SW.0..
- the circuit illustrated in FIG. 1 utilizes trailing edge pulse-width modulation for controlling the switch SW.0..
- trailing edge modulation the switch SW.0. turns on (closes) on the trailing edge of the clock signal.
- the leading edge of the clock signal may also be utilized to implement leading edge modulation.
- leading edge modulation control the inputs to the error amplifier 10 are be reversed; the voltage VEA from the potentiometer PT1 is coupled to the positive terminal of the voltage error amplifier 10 and the reference voltage VREF1 is coupled to the negative terminal of the voltage error amplifier 10.
- the switch SW.0. turns on after the trailing edge of the system clock. Once the switch SW.0. is on, the inductor current IL will ramp up and the modulating comparator 14 then compares the error amplifier output voltage VEAO and the modulating ramp RAMP. When the signal RAMP is higher than the signal VEAO, the output of the comparator 14 will fall to a logical low voltage level. Due to the inverter at its input, the input R of the flip-flop 16 will then rise to a logical high voltage level thereby resetting the output Q of the flip-flop 16 to a logical low voltage level and turning off the switch SW.0.. The duty cycle is determined as a ratio of the on time of the switch to its off time.
- FIG. 2 A circuit diagram of a boost rectifier circuit including power factor correction is illustrated in FIG. 2.
- a line voltage is coupled to the input terminals of a full wave bridge rectifier 18.
- a first output terminal of the full wave bridge rectifier 18 is coupled to a first terminal of an inductor L1 and to a first input terminal of a multiplier 20.
- a second terminal of the inductor L1 is coupled to a drain of an NMOS transistor SW1 and to an anode of a diode D1.
- a source of the NMOS transistor SW1 is coupled to the ground node.
- An output of the multiplier 20 is coupled to a positive input terminal of a current error amplifier 24 and to a first terminal of a resistor Ra.
- a second terminal of the resistor Ra is coupled to a second output terminal of the full wave bridge rectifier 18 and to a first terminal of a sense resistor Rs.
- a second terminal of the sense resistor Rs is coupled to a first terminal of a resistor Rb and to the ground node.
- a second terminal of the resistor Rb is coupled to a negative input terminal of the amplifier 24.
- An output of the current error amplifier 24 is coupled to a negative input terminal of a modulating comparator 26.
- a ramp output of an oscillator 28 is coupled to a positive input terminal of the modulating comparator 26.
- the amplified current error signal output from the current error amplifier 24 is then applied to the negative input to the modulating comparator 26.
- the positive input to the modulating comparator 26 is coupled to receive the ramp signal output from the oscillator 28. Pulse-width modulation is obtained when the amplified error signal that sets the trip point modulates up and down.
- a current control loop modulates the duty cycle of the switch SW1 in order to force the input current to follow the waveform of the full wave rectified sinewave input voltage.
- the current control loop and the power delivery circuitry must have at least enough bandwidth to follow this waveform.
- the above-described power factor correction circuit ensures that the input current follows the line voltage such that the power converter is substantially a resistive load to the power line while the above-described pulse-width modulation circuit accurately regulates the output voltage despite variations in load impedance.
- a power factor correction circuit as a first stage of a converter coupled to a pulse-width modulation circuit as a second stage of the converter, thus forming a combination power factor correction and pulse-width modulation converter.
- Integrated circuits that utilize this technique require at least 16 pins.
- An example of such a circuit is available under part number ML4824 from Micro Linear Corporation, located at 2092 Concourse Drive, San Jose, Calif.
- it is also desirable for a circuit for controlling such a combination converter to be integrated in a package having only a few pins that require connection to discrete components.
- a circuit for generating a dc supply voltage is coupled to the power factor correction stage for providing power to the integrated circuit.
- the dc supply voltage is representative of the regulated intermediate output voltage and is sensed for an overvoltage protection function.
- the pulse-width modulation stage includes a soft-start function which waits a predetermined delay time after start up for an output voltage of the pulse-width modulation stage to rise before beginning to regulate the output voltage.
- the delay time is determined by an amount of time taken for a current source to charge a capacitor to a predetermined voltage after start up.
- the current source is switched on and off according to a clock signal such that the capacitor is charged during periodic intervals. Therefore, a larger current source may be used than otherwise which results in more reliable control of the delay time.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a prior art circuit diagram of a switching mode power converter that uses a trailing edge modulation.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a prior art circuit diagram of a boost rectifier circuit including pulse-width modulation and power factor correction.
- FIG. 4 illustrates a circuit diagram according to the present invention of a PFC-PWM converter, including an integrated circuit controller and external components for implementing a power factor correction stage, a pulse-width modulation stage and for generating a supply voltage and having redundant voltage control loops.
- FIG. 6 illustrates a detailed schematic diagram of the error amplifier, inverter and integrator illustrated in FIG. 5.
- FIG. 7 illustrates a detailed schematic diagram of the switched current source for controlling the soft-start function of the PWM stage of the PFC-PWM converter illustrated in FIG. 4.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a circuit diagram of a PFC-PWM converter, including an integrated circuit controller 200 and external components for implementing a power factor correction stage, a pulse-width modulation stage and for generating a supply voltage VCC. Portions of FIG. 3 include circuit elements that are external to the integrated circuit 200. It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the portions of the circuit external to the integrated circuit 200 are exemplary. Other external circuits can be coupled to the integrated circuit 200 to obtain a circuit according to the teachings of the present invention.
- a first terminal of an AC voltage source VAC is to coupled to a first terminal of a capacitor C2 and to a first input terminal of a full-wave rectifier comprising diodes Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4.
- the inductor L2 is a primary winding of a transformer T1 wherein the first terminal of the inductor L2 is designated with a "dot" according to the dot convention for designating winding polarity.
- a first terminal of a secondary winding of the transformer T1 is designated with a dot and is coupled to a cathode of a diode D5 and to an anode of a diode D6.
- a cathode of the diode D6 is coupled to a first terminal of a capacitor C3, to a second terminal of the resistor R1, to a first terminal of a resistor R2 and to a cathode of a diode D7.
- a second output terminal of the rectifier comprising the diodes Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, is coupled to a first terminal of a resistor RSENSE and to a pin 2, labelled ISENSE, of the integrated circuit 200.
- a second terminal of the resistor RSENSE is coupled to the primary ground node.
- a gate of the transistor Q2 is coupled to a first terminal of a resistor R3.
- a second terminal of the resistor R3 is coupled to a first terminal of a resistor R4, to a first terminal of a capacitor C7, to a first terminal of a resistor R5 and to a cathode of a diode D9.
- a second terminal of the resistor R4 is coupled to a second terminal of the capacitor C7 and to a first terminal of a secondary winding of a transformer T2 wherein the first terminal of the secondary winding is designated with a dot.
- a second terminal of the secondary winding of the transformer T2 is coupled to an anode of the diode D9, to a second terminal of the resistor R5, to a source of the transistor Q2, to a first terminal of a primary winding of a transformer T3, designated with a dot, and to a cathode of a diode D10.
- a first terminal, designated with a dot, of a primary winding of the transformer T2 is coupled to a first terminal of a capacitor C8.
- a second terminal of the primary winding of the transformer T2 is coupled to the primary ground node
- a second terminal of the capacitor C8 is coupled to a first terminal of a resistor R6.
- a second terminal of the resistor R6 is coupled to a first terminal of a resistor R7, to a pin 6, labelled PWMOUT, of the integrated circuit 200, to a cathode of a Zener diode D11 and to an anode of a Zener diode D12.
- a second terminal of the resistor R7 is coupled to a gate of an NMOS transistor Q3.
- An anode of the diode D11 is coupled to the primary ground node.
- a drain of the transistor Q3 is coupled to an anode of the diode D8 and to a second terminal of the primary winding of the transformer T3.
- a second terminal of the first secondary winding of the transformer T3 is coupled to a secondary ground node.
- a first terminal, designated with a dot, of a second secondary winding of the transformer T3 is coupled an anode of the diode D7.
- a second terminal of the second secondary winding of the transformer T3 is coupled to the primary ground node.
- An anode of the diode D14 and a first terminal of a capacitor C10 are coupled to the secondary ground node.
- a second terminal of the capacitor C10 and an anode of the diode D10 are coupled to the primary ground node.
- a second terminal of the inductor L3 is coupled to a first terminal of a capacitor C11, to a first terminal of a capacitor C12, to an output node VOUT, to a first terminal of a resistor R10 and to a first terminal of a resistor R11.
- a second terminal of the capacitor C11 and a second terminal of the capacitor C12 are coupled to the secondary ground node.
- a second terminal of the resistor R10 is coupled to a first terminal of a resistor R12 and to a first terminal of a capacitor C13.
- a second terminal of the resistor R12 is coupled to an anode of a light emitting diode D15.
- a second terminal of the diode D15 is coupled to a first terminal of a resistor R13 and to a cathode of a diode D16.
- Light from the diode D15 is coupled to control a transistor Q4.
- a second terminal of the resistor R13 is coupled to a first terminal of a capacitor C14.
- a second terminal of the capacitor C14 is coupled to a second terminal of the resistor R11, to a first terminal of a resistor R14 and coupled to a control terminal of the diode D16.
- An anode of the diode D16, a second terminal of the resistor R14 and a second terminal of the capacitor C13 are coupled to the secondary ground node.
- a cathode of the diode D12 is coupled to a second terminal of the resistor R2, to a first terminal of a capacitor C15, to a first terminal of a capacitor C16, to a first terminal of a capacitor C17 and to a pin 7, labelled VCC, of the integrated circuit 200.
- a second terminal of the capacitor C15, a second terminal of a capacitor C16 and a second terminal of a capacitor C17 are coupled to the primary ground node.
- a pin 1, labeled VEAO, of the integrated circuit 200 is coupled to a first terminal of a capacitor C18 and to a first terminal of a capacitor C19.
- a second terminal of the capacitor C19 is coupled to a first terminal of a resistor R17.
- a second terminal of the capacitor C18, a second terminal of the resistor R17 and a pin 3, labelled GND, of the integrated circuit 200 are coupled to the primary ground node.
- pin 2 is coupled as an input to an amplifier U2 having a gain of minus eight and to a negative input to a comparator U6.
- a positive input to the comparator U6 is coupled to a -1.0 volts reference voltage.
- An output of the amplifier U2 is coupled to an anode of a diode D2.
- a cathode of the diode D2 is coupled to a positive input to a comparator U4.
- a first terminal of a resistor R18 is coupled to VCC (pin 7).
- a second terminal of the resistor R18 forms a node VFB and is coupled to a negative input to an amplifier U1 and to a first terminal of a resistor R19.
- a second terminal of the resistor R19 is coupled to the primary ground node.
- a positive input to the amplifier U1 is coupled to a reference voltage of 5.0 volts.
- An output of the amplifier U1 is coupled to the pin 1 and coupled to an input to an integrator circuit U3.
- An output of the integrator circuit U3 is coupled to a positive input to the comparator U4.
- the integrator circuit U3 is also coupled to receive a clock signal from an oscillator U10 for initializing the integrator circuit U3.
- a positive input to a hysteretic comparator U5 is also coupled to the node VFB.
- a first negative input to the hysteretic comparator U5 is coupled to a 5.5 volts reference voltage.
- a second negative input to the hysteretic comparator U5 is coupled to a 5.0 volts reference voltage.
- An output of the comparator U5 is coupled to a first input to an OR gate U8.
- An output of the comparator U6 is coupled to a second input to the OR gate U8.
- An output of the OR gate U8 is coupled to a set input S of a flip-flop U7.
- An output of the comparator U4 is coupled to a reset input R of a flip-flop U9.
- a reset input R of the flip-flop U7 and a set input S of the flip-flop U9 are coupled to receive the clock signal from the oscillator U10.
- a Q output of the flip-flop U7 is coupled to a first input to a NOR gate U11.
- a Q output of the flip-flop U9 is coupled to a second input to the NOR gate U11.
- An output of the NOR gate U11 is coupled to the pin 8.
- a cathode of a Zener diode D18 is coupled to the pin 7 for receiving VCC.
- An anode of the diode D18 is coupled to the primary ground node.
- the pin 4 is coupled to a cathode of a zener diode D19, to a negative terminal of a 1.25 volt level shift circuit LS, to a positive input to a comparator U13 and coupled to a collector of an npn bipolar transistor Q5.
- a positive terminal of the 1.25 volt level shift circuit LS is coupled to a negative input to a comparator U12.
- a negative input to the comparator U13 is coupled to a reference voltage of 1.0 volt.
- An anode of the diode D19 is coupled to the primary ground node.
- a pin 5 of the integrated circuit 200 is coupled to a first positive input to the comparator U12 and coupled to receive a current of 200 micro-amps from a current source U14.
- a negative input to an hysteretic comparator U14 is coupled to the node VFB.
- a first positive input to the hysteretic comparator U14 is coupled to a 12.5 volts reference voltage.
- a second positive input to the hysteretic comparator is coupled to a 11.5 volts reference voltage.
- An output of the hysteretic comparator U14 is coupled to a base of an npn bipolar transistor Q7 and to a first input to an OR gate U16.
- a collector of the transistor Q7 is coupled to a second positive input to a comparator U12, to a collector of an npn bipolar transistor Q6, to a cathode of a zener diode D20, to a first terminal of a capacitor C20 and coupled to receive a current of 2 micro-amps from a current source U17.
- An output of the comparator U12 is coupled to a first input to a NOR gate U15.
- An emitter of the transistor Q7, an emitter of the transistor Q6, an anode of the diode D20 and a second terminal of the capacitor C20 are coupled to the primary ground node.
- a base of the transistor Q6 is coupled to an under voltage detector circuit U18.
- An output of the comparator U13 is coupled to a second input to the OR gate U16.
- An output of the NOR gate U15 is coupled to a third input to the OR gate U16.
- An output of the OR gate U16 is coupled to a set input S of a flip-flop U19.
- a Q output of the flip-flop U19 is coupled to a first input to a NOR gate U20.
- the oscillator U10 is coupled to provide a clock signal to a base of the transistor Q5, to a second input to the NOR gate U15, to a reset input R of the flip-flop U19 and to a second input to the NOR gate U20.
- An output of the NOR gate U20 is coupled to pin 6 of the integrated circuit.
- the power factor correction circuit compares a signal, VRAMP, formed at the output of the integrator circuit U3, with a signal, VSINE, formed at the cathode of the diode D2 to control the duty cycle of the switch Q1 and to ensure that the rectifier input current follows the line voltage.
- a signal, VRAMP formed at the output of the integrator circuit U3
- a signal, VSINE formed at the cathode of the diode D2
- VFB integrates a signal, for each clock cycle.
- VFB is proportionate to the dc supply voltage VCC which is formed by the circuit coupled to the secondary winding of the transformer T1 and is representative of the output voltage. Integrating VFB eliminates the need for a separate pin to couple the output voltage to the integrated circuit 200, as required by prior circuits. Note that in FIG. 3, the integrated circuit 200 requires only 8 pins to implement both the power factor correction and pulse-width modulation functions.
- a signal, CLOCK is the clock signal generated by the oscillator U10.
- the signal, VSINE is the signal at the negative input to the comparator U4.
- the signal, VRAMP is the signal at the positive input to the comparator U4.
- a signal, ISENSE is the signal at the input to U2.
- the signal, VRAMP rises until it is reset by the leading edge of the clock signal, CLOCK, to the integrator circuit U3. Resetting the integrator assures that the signal, VRAMP, will have proper initial conditions for each clock cycle.
- the transistor Q1 switch
- the output of the integrator U3, VRAMP rises.
- the switch Q1 is closed at the next leading edge of the clock signal after the signal, VRAMP, exceeds the value of the waveform VSINE.
- the power factor correction circuit utilizes leading edge modulation.
- the amplifier U2 has a negative gain so that the signal, VSINE, has positive polarity for comparison with the signal VRAMP.
- the voltage signal, ISENSE represents the level of current flowing through the resistor RSENSE, which is input to the amplifier U2 is also input to the comparator U6.
- the signal, ISENSE is also representative of the current signal from the AC supply flowing in the inductor L2. If the value of this voltage signal falls below -1 volts, then the output of the comparator U6 will rise to a logical high voltage. When the output of the comparator U6 rises to a logical high voltage, the output Q of the flip-flop U7 will rise to logical high voltage level, causing the output of the NOR gate U11 to fall to a logical low voltage level and the switch Q1 will be opened.
- the output of the NOR gate U11 falls to a logical low voltage level which opens the switch Q1.
- the signals, VSINE and VRAMP increase according to their respective generating circuits, over a clock period.
- the output of the comparator U4 rises to a logical high voltage causing the output Q of the flip-flop U9 to fall to logical low voltage level.
- the output of the NOR gate U11 will rise to logical high voltage level, causing the switch Q1 to close.
- the switch Q1 stays closed until the leading edge of the next clock pulse.
- the output Q of the flip-flop U7 is reset to logical low voltage level
- the output of the flip-flop U9 is set to logical high voltage level
- the output of the NOR gate U11 is a logical low voltage level
- the switch Q1 is open and the integrator circuit U3 is reset to have initial output conditions of zero.
- the duty cycle of the switch Q1 is therefore set between the time the integrated signal VRAMP rises above the signal VSINE and the leading edge of the clock signal.
- the signal, VRAMP is generated by the amplifier U1 and the integrator U3 as shown in FIG. 3 and the signal, VSINE, is generated by the amplifier U2 and diode D2 as shown in FIG. 3.
- the pulse-width modulation stage has as its input an intermediate output voltage formed by the power factor correction stage of approximately 380 volts d.c. across the capacitors C5 and C6.
- the pulse-width modulation section controls the transistor Q3 (SW3) to maintain a constant output voltage VOUT.
- the pulse-width modulation stage of the power converter utilizes a trailing edge modulation scheme in which the duty cycle of the switch Q3 (SW3) is ideally held constant, but will vary as the voltage across the capacitors C5 and C6 varies.
- a single clock signal of the oscillator U3 controls both stages to realize synchronous switching of the two stages, but separate clock signals could be utilized.
- the duty cycle of the second stage is ideally held constant at fifty percent, but will vary to maintain a constant output voltage VOUT.
- the pulse-width modulation stage operates in much the same manner as the pulse-width modulation stage shown in FIG. 1.
- an aspect of the invention includes a voltage control loop that is separate from the overvoltage protection function.
- FIG. 4 illustrates a circuit diagram of a PFC-PWM converter, including an integrated circuit controller 300 and external components for implementing a power factor correction stage, a pulse-width modulation stage and for generating a supply voltage, VCC.
- the PFC-PWM converter illustrated in FIG. 4 also includes a voltage control loop that is separate from an overvoltage protection function. It is anticipated that the integrated circuit 300 will be available under part number ML4803 from Micro Linear Corporation, located at 2092 Concourse Drive, in San Jose, Calif., Zip Code 95131.
- the integrated circuit controller 300 illustrated in FIG. 4 is comparable to the integrated circuit controller 200 illustrated in FIG. 3 except for some important differences explained below. Elements of FIG. 3 having a one-to-one functional correspondence to the elements of FIG. 4 are given the same reference characters.
- the PFC-PWM converter illustrated in FIG. 4 differs from the PFC-PWM converter illustrated in FIG. 3 in a first respect in that the amplifier U1 of FIG. 3 has been replaced in FIG. 4 with a current source U21, an npn transistor Q8, an npn transistor Q9 and an amplifier U22. Also, a resistor R20 has been added. Referring to FIG. 4, the current source U21 is coupled to provide a current to a collector of the transistor Q8, to a base of the transistor Q8 and to a base of the transistor Q9. An emitter of the transistor Q8 and an emitter of the transistor Q9 are coupled to the ground node.
- a first terminal of the resistor R20 is coupled to the cathode of the diode D3, to the cathode of the diode D4, to the first terminal of the capacitor C5, to the first terminal of the capacitor C6 and to the drain of the NMOS transistor Q2 and to the cathode of the diode D8.
- a second terminal of the resistor R20 is coupled to the pin 1, labeled VEAO, of the integrated circuit 300, to the first terminal of the capacitor C18, to the first terminal of the capacitor C19, to a collector of the transistor Q9 and to an input of the amplifier U22.
- An output of the amplifier U22 is coupled to the input to the integrator circuit U3.
- the transistors Q8 and Q9, the current source U21 and the resistor R20 are also illustrated in FIG. 5.
- the circuit illustrated in FIG. 5 functions as an error amplifier for controlling the output voltage in the PFC-PWM converter illustrated in FIG. 4.
- a voltage Vi is applied to the first terminal of the resistor R20. In FIG. 4, this voltage is approximately 380 volts dc formed across the capacitors C5 and C6.
- the voltage Vo is formed at the second terminal of the resistor R20. In FIG. 4, this voltage is applied to the amplifier U22 and is integrated by the integrator U3.
- the amplifier U22 preferably amplifies the output voltage, Vo, by minus one.
- the amplifier U22 inverts the polarity of the output voltage, Vo to have the proper polarity for integration by the integrator circuit U3 and comparison to the signal, VSINE, by the comparator U4.
- the transistors Q8 and Q9 can be replaced with MOS transistors coupled as a current mirror.
- the current source U21 sources a constant current. Because the transistors Q8 and Q9 form a current mirror, a current proportionate to the current sourced by U21 also flows through the resistor R20.
- the voltage Vi has an expected quiescent value.
- the value for the resistor R20 can then be selected to determine the quiescent value for Vo.
- the quiescent expected value for Vi is 380 volts dc, generated across the capacitors C5 and C6 by the PFC stage.
- the quiescent value for the output voltage, Vo can be selected to be 10 volts.
- the current through the resistor R20 can be selected to be 10 uA.
- the value of the resistor R20 can then be calculated by subtracting 10 volts from 380 volts and dividing the result by 10 uA. Therefore, R20 in this example is 37 Megohms.
- the output voltage, Vo also changes from its quiescent value by an amount equal to ⁇ v. Because the quiescent value for the input voltage, Vi, is greater than the quiescent value for the output voltage, Vo, a change in the input voltage will have a proportionally greater effect on the output voltage. For example, assume that the input voltage Vi changes by ⁇ v, where ⁇ v is equal to 5 volts. Thus, the input voltage, Vi, has changed by less than 2% (5 volts compared to 380 volts). The output voltage Vo will also change by the same ⁇ v. Thus, the output voltage Vo, will have changed by approximately 50% (5 volts compared to 10 volts).
- the voltage, VFB is utilized by the hysteretic comparator U5 for overvoltage protection to prevent the output voltage from becoming excessive should a component failure occur. Because the input to the comparator U4 is derived from the intermediate output voltage, a component failure which affects either the voltage control loop or the overvoltage control function is less likely to affect the other of the two functions than if both the voltage control loop and the overvoltage protection function utilized the voltage, VFB. Therefore, the voltage control loop and overvoltage prevention functions of the circuit illustrated in FIG. 4 are independent from each other in comparison to the circuit illustrated in FIG. 3. Note, however, that no additional pins are required to implement the integrated circuit controller 300. Accordingly, the error amplifier comprising U21, Q8 and Q9, as illustrated in FIG. 4 requires only one pin (pin 1) of the integrated circuit controller 300 and the entire integrated circuit controller requires a total of only eight pins.
- FIG. 6 illustrates a detailed schematic diagram of the error amplifier, inverter and integrator illustrated in FIG. 5.
- the supply voltage VCC is coupled to a first terminal of a resistor R21, to a first terminal of a resistor R22, to a source of a PMOS transistor M12, to a first terminal of a resistor R27, to a drain of an NMOS transistor M8, to a first terminal of a resistor R30 and to a first terminal of a resistor R32.
- a second terminal of the resistor R21 is coupled to an emitter of a pnp bipolar transistor Q11.
- a second terminal of the resistor R22 is coupled to an emitter of a pnp bipolar transistor Q12.
- a base of the transistor Q11 is coupled to a base of the transistor Q12, to a collector of the transistor Q11, to a collector of an npn bipolar transistor Q10 and to a base of a pnp bipolar transistor Q13.
- a base of the transistor Q10 is biased by a volt reference voltage.
- An emitter of the transistor Q10 is coupled to a first terminal of a resistor R23.
- a second terminal of the resistor R23 is coupled to a supply voltage VSS.
- a collector of the transistor Q12 is coupled to a drain of an NMOS transistor M1, to a gate of the NMOS transistor M1 and to a gate of an NMOS transistor M3.
- a source of the transistor M1 is coupled to a drain of an NMOS transistor M2, to a gate of the transistor M2 and to a gate of an NMOS transistor M4.
- a source of the transistor M2 is coupled to a first terminal of a resistor R24.
- a second terminal of the resistor R24 is coupled to VSS.
- a gate of the transistor M12 is coupled to be controlled by a shut-down control voltage SHDN.
- a drain of the transistor M12 is coupled to a drain of the transistor M3 and to a gate of an NMOS transistor M8, forming a node VEAO.
- a source of the transistor M3 is coupled to a drain of the transistor M4.
- a source of the transistor M4 is coupled to a first terminal of a resistor R25 and to a first terminal of a resistor R26.
- a second terminal of the resistor R25 and a second terminal of the resistor R26 are coupled to VSS.
- a second terminal of the resistor R27 is coupled to an emitter of the transistor Q13.
- a collector of the transistor Q13 is coupled to a gate of a NMOS transistor M11, to a gate of an NMOS transistor M5 and to a drain of the transistor M5.
- a source of the transistor M5 is coupled to a source of a PMOS transistor M6.
- a gate of the transistor M6 is coupled to a gate of an NMOS transistor M7, to a drain of the transistor M6, to a drain of the transistor M7 and to a gate of a PMOS transistor M9.
- a source of the transistor M7 is coupled to VSS.
- a source of the transistor M8 is coupled to a source of the transistor M9.
- a drain of the transistor M9 is coupled to a gate of a PMOS transistor M10 and to a first terminal of a resistor R28.
- a second terminal of the resistor R28 is coupled to a first terminal of a resistor R29.
- a second terminal of the resistor R29 is coupled to VSS.
- a second terminal of the resistor R30 is coupled to an emitter of a pnp bipolar transistor Q14.
- a collector of the transistor Q14 is coupled to a base of the transistor Q14, to a base of a pnp bipolar transistor Q15 and to a drain of the transistor M11.
- a source of the transistor M11 is coupled to a first terminal of a resistor R31.
- a second terminal of the resistor R31 is coupled to a source of the transistor M10.
- a drain of the transistor M10 is coupled to VSS.
- a second terminal of the resistor R32 is coupled to an emitter of a pnp bipolar transistor Q15.
- a collector of the transistor Q15 is coupled to a first terminal of a capacitor C21, forming a node VA.
- a second terminal of the capacitor C21 is coupled to VSS.
- the transistor Q10 biases the transistor Q11 with a current.
- the current through the transistor Q11 is mirrored in the transistor Q12, such that a current in the transistor Q12 is proportionate to the current in the transistor Q11. Therefore, the transistors Q10, Q11 and Q12 comprise the current source U21 illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5.
- the transistors M1, M2, M3 and M4 illustrated in FIG. 6 form a current mirror which corresponds to the current mirror formed by the transistors Q8 and Q9 illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5.
- the signal, VEAO is formed at the drain of the transistor M3 which corresponds the signal formed at the collector of the transistor Q9 illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5.
- the transistors M1 and M2 can have a different width-to-length ratio than the transistors M3 and M4. Therefore, the transistors M3 and M4 provide a current that is proportionate to the current through the transistors M1 and M2.
- the voltage VEAO is formed at the drain of the transistor M3.
- the transistor M8, the transistor M9 and the transistor M10 serve to shift the level of the voltage VEAO at drain of the transistor M10 to a level appropriate for controlling the voltage at the second terminal of the resistor R31.
- the current through the transistor Q14 is decreased and, when, this voltage increases, the current through the transistor Q14 is decreased. Therefore, the current in the transistor Q14 is controlled by controlling the voltage at the second terminal of the resistor R31.
- the transistors Q14 and Q15 form a current mirror. The current through the transistor Q14 is mirrored by the current through the transistor Q15. The current through the transistor Q15 is integrated by charging the capacitor C21.
- the resistor R31 and the transistor Q14 serve as the inverter U1 illustrated in FIG. 4.
- the transistor Q15 and capacitor C20 serve as the integrator U3 illustrated in the FIG. 4.
- the voltage formed at the first terminal of the capacitor VA differs from the signal VRAMP illustrated in FIG. 4 in that the signal VRAMP is reset each cycle of the clock signal CLOCK.
- the transistors Q13, M5, M6 and M7 serve as biasing circuit for the circuit illustrated in FIG. 6.
- the PFC stage of the circuit illustrated in FIG. 3 waits a period of time after start up for the output voltage, VOUT, to rise sufficiently before beginning the pulse-width modulation function. Without such a soft-start function, the pulse-width modulation stage will attempt to apply a maximum duty cycle to the transistor Q3 while the output voltage, VOUT, is at a low level which can result in excessive currents in the circuit. Therefore, the circuit illustrated in FIG. 3 includes the current source U17 for charging the capacitor C20. The pulse-width modulation function is inhibited by the comparator U12 until the voltage across the capacitor C20 rises above approximately 1.2 volts or until the voltage VDC rises above approximately 1.2 volts.
- the capacitor C20 is formed as part of the integrated circuit controller 200, the capacitor C20 has a low capacitance.
- the current source U17 To achieve a time delay that is sufficiently long (e.g. 1.0 millisecond) for the output voltage, Vout, to rise sufficiently, the current source U17 must supply a very small current (e.g. 5 uA). It is difficult, however, to reliably control the time delay due to the small current sourced by U17. For example, small disturbances caused by noise in the supply of power to the current source U17 can overwhelm the small current supplied by the current source U17 and, thus, can significantly affect the time for charging the capacitor C20.
- the circuit illustrated in FIG. 4, therefore, also differs from the circuit illustrated in FIG. 3 in that the current source U17 illustrated in FIG. 3 is replaced in FIG. 4 with a switched current source U23.
- the switched current source U23 is coupled to receive the clock signal, CLOCK, from the oscillator U10 such that the switched current source U23 only provides current to charge the capacitor C20 during periodic intervals depending upon the level of the clock signal. Because the current source U23 only provides current to charge the capacitor C20 during a portion of the time, the current source U23 can source a larger current than the current source U17 while achieving a similar start-up time delay of approximately 1.0 millisecond. Because the current provided by the current source U23 is larger than the current provided by the current source U17, the start-up delay time is less affected by small disturbances. Therefore, the consistency of the start-up delay time is improved.
- FIG. 7 illustrates a detailed schematic diagram of the switched current source U23 for controlling the soft-start function of the PWM stage of the PFC-PWM converter illustrated in FIG. 4.
- the supply voltage VCC is coupled to a first terminal of a resistor R33, to a first terminal of a resistor R34, to a first terminal of a resistor R35 and to a first terminal of a resistor R36.
- a second terminal of the resistor R33 is coupled to an emitter of a pnp bipolar transistor Q16.
- a base of the transistor Q16 is coupled to a node IBIAS.
- a second and a third collector of the transistor Q23 are coupled to a collector of an npn bipolar transistor Q24, to a base of the transistor Q24, to a base of the transistor Q25 and to a drain of an NMOS transistor M15.
- a gate of the transistor M15 is coupled to receive the signal CLOCK.
- An emitter of the transistor Q24, a source of the transistor M15 and an emitter of the transistor Q25 are coupled to VSS.
- a fourth collector of the transistor Q23 is coupled to a node P1 and to an emitter of a pnp bipolar transistor Q22.
- a collector of the transistor Q22 is coupled to VSS.
- a base of the transistor Q22 is coupled to a fourth emitter of the transistor Q20, to a first terminal of the capacitor C20, to an emitter of a pnp bipolar transistor Q21, to a drain of an NMOS transistor M13, to a node V and to a drain of an NMOS transistor M14.
- a second terminal of the capacitor C20, a collector of the transistor Q21, a source of the transistor M13 and a source of the transistor M14 are coupled to VSS.
- a base of the transistor Q21 is coupled to a node VCLAMP.
- a gate of the transistor M13 is coupled to a node PFCUVLO.
- a gate of the transistor M14 is coupled to a node PWMUVLO.
- the transistor Q16 biases the transistor Q18 with a current.
- the current in the transistor Q18 is mirrored by the transistor Q19 such that a proportionate current flows in the transistor Q19.
- the current in the transistor Q19 biases the transistor Q17.
- the current in the transistor Q17 is mirrored by the transistor Q20 such that a proportionate current, I, flows from the transistor Q20 to charge the capacitor C20.
- the signal, CLOCK is applied to the gate of the transistor M15.
- the transistor Q23 biases the transistor Q24 with a current. This current is mirrored by the transistor Q25.
- the current through the transistor Q25 also flows through the resistor R35.
- the voltage across the resistor R35 controls the current I.
- the transistor M15 disables the current mirror comprising the transistors Q24 and Q25, disabling the current I.
- the clock signal CLOCK is a logical high voltage
- the current, I is enabled. Therefore, the capacitor C20 is charged at periodic intervals of time. Note that the capacitor C20 is also illustrated in FIG. 4 for controlling the soft-start function. After the pulse-width modulation function is enabled by the voltage across the capacitor C20 rising sufficiently, the capacitor C20 is discharged for the next start-up cycle.
- the device of the present invention could be implemented in several different ways and the apparatus disclosed above is only illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention and is in no way a limitation. For example, it would be within the scope of the invention to vary the values of the various components and voltage levels disclosed herein.
- a transistor of one type such as NMOS, PMOS, bipolar pnp or bipolar npn can be interchanged with a transistor of another type, and in some cases interchanged with a diode, with appropriate modifications of the remaining circuitry, and so forth.
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